As many of you know when looking around for a bulldog that the first

thing you will notice is the price. At least I did when we bought ours.

It took me awhile of researching before I realized the reasoning behind

the pricing and I thought I would share some of what I found with you.

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The first part of understanding the pricing of a quality bulldog is the

breed itself. Bulldogs are a man-made breed, meaning that less than

5% of the breed can breed on their own. There are two reasons really. First, the size of the males vs. Females. Males are very wide in the chest

and females are very narrow in the butt. Therefore the females cannot

support the weight of the males to breed naturally. Requiring breeders

to use Artificial Insemination. In order to AI dogs, you have to do

cytology and progesterone testing as well. If you are buying from a

reputable person they are also breeding to the best stud available. The average stud fee alone is $700-$800 plus $200

for shipping for standard color breedings. ( anywhere from $1500-$5000 for Rare Colored DNA male stud fee + shipping ) When you consider that doesn't included any of your blood testing or vet fees you can start to see why the expense.

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The second part of a bulldogs inability to breed on it's own is the size of

the puppies. They are very large with huge heads. Most are to large to

be born naturally and have to be taken by c-section. Most breeders including us , won't even allow their dogs to try to whelp naturally because many females and/or puppies die trying. So you also have the expensive of c-sections + vet costs.

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Now, considering what you have in a litter, even after you get a litter

your work is not over. Bulldogs are SO big compared to the pups that

they require around the clock care for at least the first 3 weeks. Mom

gets up and tries to get comfortable and she will lay down right on top

of one and never know it. She doesn't mean to hurt them she just

doesn't feel them. If I leave the room she has to too. Therefore, I hardly

leave the room! The First 2 weeks it is supervised feedings every 2-3 hours round the clock. and 3rd and 4th week every 3-4 hours suppervised feedings.

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After the pups are born, the room has to be kept between 80-85

degrees at all times. The puppies cannot regulate their own

temperatures yet. Many deaths can be prevented just by regulating temperatures and a watchful eye. The pups have to

be weighed every few hours everyday the first couple weeks, to insure they are all gaining weight. Believe it or

not this can be the easy stage! Once they all get mobile and mom

stops cleaning up after them things get messy!

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I just want everyone to know that there is a lot of money and time that goes into a litter to get a good quality litter out.

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Can you get them cheaper?? Yes, you can and more expensive too.

For the most part I see people who sell them cheap when they aren't

putting the money in for quality bloodlines, or care and health of the puppies. If they use just any stud, no matter what that dog looks like, or what kind of health problems it has then yes, you can reduce your costs and sell them cheap. ( But is it truly cheaper if you have major vet bills in the future.) My best advice is to know the correct conformation and look at the parents!

 

All bulldog puppies  are cute and the only way to guess what they will look like when they get older is by looking at their parents. Ask what type of health problems they have had. We are blessed with three happy healthy girls!

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If you have any questions feel free to ask. I don't like pricing our pups

until they are born and I can see their conformations, markings, and

colorings. I can tell you that our pricing is usually around $2500 for our standard color puppies.

We understand that this is a lot for a dog and therefore we do except

payments, Credit cards,Paypal and of course cash.